Ezh2 requires PHF1 to efficiently catalyze H3 lysine 27 trimethylation in vivo

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2718-2731

  Sarma, Kavitha ^b   Margueron, Raphael ^a   Ivanov, Alexey ^d   Pirrotta, Vincenzo ^c   Reinberg, Danny ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WISTAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H3; HISTONE METHYLTRANSFERASE; HOX PROTEIN; LYSINE; POLYCOMB GROUP PROTEIN; PROTEIN EZH2; PROTEIN PHF1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WNT1 PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; HOX GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MYT1 GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN TARGETING; WNT1 GENE;

CATALYSIS; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SHAPE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; LYSINE; METHYLATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BINDING; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 42149149895     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.02017-07     Document Type: Article

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